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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday resumed hearings in the super tax case, during which members of the larger constitutional bench made key observations regarding the imposition and timing of the tax. A five-member bench, headed by Justice Aminuddin Khan, heard the case. During the proceedings, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail observed that taxes other than

KARACHI: A total of 54 Pakistani fishermen imprisoned in Indian jails for years have returned home through the Wagah border, marking an emotional return after a long and difficult detention. The fishermen, arrested between 2017 and 2021 for allegedly violating Indian maritime borders near Sir Creek, were received by Edhi Foundation teams at the border

ISLAMABAD: Internet users across Pakistan may experience slower speeds and intermittent connectivity as maintenance work will be carried out on one of the country’s main submarine cables, Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited said. According to a statement issued on Monday, a scheduled repair operation will begin at around 11 a.m. Pakistan Standard Time on Tuesday to

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have agreed to take steps towards financial closure of the Reko Diq project at the earliest, the Finance Ministry announced on Sunday. According to a statement, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb met with Riccardo Puliti, IFC Regional Vice President for the Middle East, Central Asia, Turkey, Afghanistan and

ISLAMABAD: Some members of the constitutional bench of the Supreme Court (CB), who are hearing petitions against the 26th constitutional amendment, observed that even the outgoing Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi was appointed after the disputed amendment. They also noted that the existing CB of the apex court was also created in view